Yonghe District
Yonghe
永和區 | |
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CST) | |
Postal code | 234 |
Website | www |
Yonghe District (
History
On 1 January 1979, Yonghe was upgraded from an
Geology
The
Notable products
The city is famous for its soy milk, and breakfast stores advertising "Yonghe Soy Milk" can be found all over Taiwan.[3]
Administrative divisions
The district comprises 62 villages:[4] Anhe (安和), Bao'an (保安), Baoping (保平), Baoshun (保順), Datong (大同), Daxin (大新), Dehe (得和), Dianjie (店街), Dingxi (頂溪), Fuhe (福和), Fulin (福林), Fuxing (復興), Guangfu (光復), Guangming (光明), Guilin (桂林), Hebin (河濱), Heping (和平), Heti (河堤), Houxi (後溪), Lixing (勵行), Minben (民本), Minfu (民富), Minle (民樂), Minquan (民權), Minsheng (民生), Minzhi (民治), Minzu (民族), Qianxi (前溪), Ren'ai (仁愛), Shanglin (上林), Shangxi (上溪), Shuanghe (雙和), Shuiyuan (水源), Tan'an (潭安), Tanqian (潭墘), Wangxi (網溪), Wenhua (文化), Xiaxi (下溪), Xiehe (協和), Xinbu (新廍), Xinsheng (新生), Xinyi (信義), Xiucheng (秀成), Xiude (秀得), Xiuhe (秀和), Xiulang (秀朗), Xiulin (秀林), Xiuyuan (秀元), Yong'an (永安), Yongcheng (永成), Yongfu (永福), Yongle (永樂), Yongxing (永興), Yongyuan (永元), Yongzhen (永貞), Yüxi (豫溪), Zhengxing (正興), Zhiguang (智光), Zhongxi (中溪), Zhongxing (中興), Zhongyi (忠義), Zhulin (竹林).
Government agencies
- Atomic Energy Council
Tourist attractions
- Lehua Night Market
- Museum of World Religions
- Weiming Temple/Hall of Martial Brilliance[5]
- Baofu Temple
- Boai Arts Street
- Renai Park
- Yonghe Community University Wetland Ecology Experimental Farm
Transportation
Yonghe is served by the
Three major bridges connect Yonghe with other districts:
- Yongfu Bridge (永福橋) - Zhongxiao Xinsheng, Daan districts, Taipei
- Fuhe Bridge (福和橋) - Gongguan and Taipower Building, Daan districts, Taipei
- Zhongzheng Bridge (中正橋) - Xiaonanmen, Zhongzheng District, Taipei
- Yongle Bridge (永利橋) - Guting and Dongmen, Daan districts, Taipei
Education
Yonghe is where Xiulang Elementary School (aka Shou-lang Elementary School) is located. Xiulang was once the world's largest elementary school by number of students.[6]
Notable natives
- Jay Shih, actor, singer and TV host
- Megan Lai, singer and actress
- Stephanie Shiao, actress, model, singer and writer
- Yang San-lang, former painter
References
- S2CID 204425539.
- ^ Nature, Yonghe City Government
- ^ Adams, Jonathan (4 April 2009), Taipei: A Tour of the City's Best-Known Eats, The Wall Street Journal
- ^ "鄰里資訊" 鄰里資訊 [About Us]. yonghe.ntpc.gov.tw (in Chinese). Household Registration Office of Yonghe District, New Taipei. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ 威明堂兔兒神殿. weimingtang.url.tw.
- ^ Huang, Hamilton (1986). "Here's the World's Largest Elementary School". ERIC.